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BPOA 06, 0303 (P390868)
Administrative, Ur III, Umma · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | BPOA 06, 0303 |
|---|---|
| ID | P390868 |
| Museum no. | YBC 13944 |
| Collection | Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA |
| Language | Sumerian |
| Period | Ur III · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE |
| Genre | Administrative |
| Find spot | Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) |
| Coordinates | 31.6669, 45.8861 |
Transliteration (ATF)
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Machine draft. The right-hand column is machine English from ixmon/atf-to-english (atf-en-t5base-F, 2026-10-17), generated line by line from the transliteration. It is unreviewed and is not a scholarly translation.
| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| obverse | ||
| 1 | [2(ban2)] zi3 sig15 2(ban2) zi3-gu | [2 ban2] fine flour, 2 ban2 emmer flour |
| 2 | [...] sila3 zu2-lum | ... sila3 dates |
| 3 | 1(ban2) 7(disz) sila3 esza | 1 ban2 7 sila3 esha-flour, |
| 4 | 1(ban2) 7(disz) sila3 zi3 dub-dub | 1 ban2 7 sila3 dubdub flour, |
| 5 | e2 {d}szara2-sze3 | to the house of Šara |
| 6 | 1(ban2) zi3 sig15 1(ban2) zi3-gu | 1 ban₂: fine flour; 1 ban2: emmer; |
| 7 | 3(disz) sila3 zu2-lum | 3 sila3 dates, |
| 8 | 9(disz) sila3 esza | 9 sila3 esha-flour, |
| 9 | 9(disz) sila3 zi3 dub-dub | 9 sila3 dubdub flour, |
| 10 | {d}nin-ur4-ra | For Ninura, |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | 1(ban2) zi3 sig15 1(ban2) zi3-gu | 1 ban₂: fine flour; 1 ban2: emmer; |
| 2 | 3(disz) sila3 zu2-lum | 3 sila3 dates, |
| 3 | 1(ban2) 2(disz) sila3 esza | 1 ban2 2 sila3 esha-flour, |
| 4 | 1(ban2) 2(disz) sila3 zi3 dub-dub | 1 ban2 2 sila3 dubdub flour, |
| 5 | {d}ha-ia3 | Haya |
| 6 | 6(disz) sila3 zi3 sig15 1(ban2) zi3-gu | 6 sila3 fine flour, 1 ban2 of emmer flour, |
| 7 | 3(disz) sila3 zu2-lum | 3 sila3 dates, |
| 8 | 7(disz) sila3 esza | 7 sila3 esha-flour, |
| 9 | 5(disz) sila3 zi3 dub-dub | 5 sila3 dubdub flour, |
| 10 | e2-mah-sze3 | to the Emah; |
| 11 | [...] sila3 esza 3(disz) sila3 dabin | ... sila3 eša-flour, 3 sila2 dabin flour, |
| 12 | [...] {d}suen | ... Suen |
| 13 | kiszib3 ensi2 | under seal of the governor |
| 14 | [iti] min-esz3 | month: “Mini-eš, |
| 15 | mu {d}szu-{d}suen lugal | year: “Šū-Suen is king.{d} |
| seal 1 col 1 | ||
| 1 | {d}szu-{d}suen | Šū-Suen, |
| 2 | lugal kal-ga | mighty king |
| 3 | lugal uri5{ki}-ma | king of Ur |
| 4 | lugal an-ub-da limmu2-ba | king of the four quarters |
| seal 1 col 2 | ||
| 1 | a-a-kal-la | Ayakalla |
| 2 | ensi2 | governor |
| 3 | umma{ki} | of Umma |
| 4 | ARAD2-zu | your servant. |
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